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May 16, 2013



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Attendance

Topics

  • Online Testing
    • Conewago - CDTs
    • Northeastern - CDTs/Keystones
    • West York - CDTs
    • Dallastown - CDTs
    • Spring Grove - CDTs/Keystones/PSSA MS Spec Ed (LCS also)
      • issue w/button for formula sheet
      • late notice for an update
  • Online Learning
    • Spring Grove - possibilities for online learning
      • cyber kids
      • online teaching/learning
      • flexible scheduling
    • West York
      • Personal Finance class (2 days in class/3 days online in Moodle)
    • Dallastown
      • Cyber option - Odysseyware
      • Blended course - 10th grade health (help w/scheduling) Moodle/Compass Odyssey, PBL for culminating activity for each unit
    • SWSD
      • K12 materials, supply teacher eventually
    • Conewago
      • Blended Online Academy since 2003
      • Odysseyware grades 3 - 12, K-2 (K12), summer school too
      • volunteer highly qualified "tutor"
      • Option to do it complete online, half/half, flexible to the kids
      • Opening up to other districts
      • $300/course; 3-week trial period (use CVSD teachers, districts using would provide liaison) Students stay enrolled in district
      • Teachers receive a stipend to teach courses - w/student and w/o student rate
      • Credit recovery through Odysseyware also - available off campus as well
      • Test students, give what they don't know and have students complete that part
    • Northeastern - Bridgewater
      • having kids complete online work in the district seems to work well
    • Target younger age to keep them in school
    • Blended works well in the elementary
  • Chromebooks
    • Conewago - 3rd grade, K-12 pws for next year (tentative)
    • SWSD - grades 3 - 5 (500!)
    • Dallastown - about 100 throughout the district
    • Spring Grove
    • WYASD -
  • Google Apps - kid perspective
    • Docs
    • Calendar
    • Research/cite
    • Voice Comments - give feedback verbally - Create, connect more apps, search for voice comments; web store must be turned on
    • Teacher uses announcements page as agenda items via Google sites
    • GClass folders
    • Easy Bib
      - dashboard - Marketplace app
    • Hapara
    • Remote control laptop?
    • Photography class - upload images taken w/personal devices to share with teacher via GDrive
    • Google Wallet activated to use Google checkout (SWSD for their Hanoveropoly)
    • Google Domain for teachers; one for students at NESD
    • English class - peer editing via different grade levels
    • Contact group - create these first so you can easily find your students
    • Investigate GAFE Summit
    • PicMonkey - web 2.0 photo editor
    • Editing features are not available in YouTube for Education
  • iPad/Apps
    • Story by Disney - scrolling slideshow of pics, add text, audio, video
    • Common Sense Media - Graphite - apps reviewed by educators
    • MarkUp - investigate
    • http://www.appitic.com/
  • World Book Online
    • Alignment to Common Core brochure shared - Explore the Common Core; Educator Tools, Common Core Standards, links to supported resources
  • Pinterest

Updates


2013-2014 Meetings

  • Oct 16, 2013
  • Nov 20, 2013
  • Dec 11, 2013
  • Jan 22, 2014
  • March 26, 2014
  • April 16, 2014
  • May 7, 2014